Chapter 322: Instant Boil

Chapter 322 - Instant Boil

"... what...... nonsense... are you..."

It seemed as if Larou'iph couldn't believe my words.

But then I...

"It's not nonsense! Look at this!"

"?"

Saying that, I pulled out the one thing hanging inside my clothes.

It was given to me on "that day", the night I first met Mr. Aka.

Handmade accessories and sculptures were displayed in the house. It was all handmade by Mr. Aka.

He said he would give me whatever I wanted, so he gave me a stone necklace that day. Even though he was the one who gave it to me, Mr. Aka was so happy that I received it.

"This stone necklace! I got it from my good friend!"

I showed it to Larou'iph and everyone else... can you believe that an ogre made such a small necklace?

"Is that so, Big brother~?"

"An Ogre... made that? No, I don't think Brother would lie."

Even I was surprised at first.

Mr. Aka was so dexterous with his hands that he makes elaborate goddess statues with such massive arms...

"Th, that!?"

"Whoa!?"

Tte, huh? What's with Larou'iph shaking like crazy and wide-eyed?

Why?

"It's... something that has been passed down among the Dark Elves... like a talisman... what's more, its visage... has an emblem... unique to my hometown..."

"Dark Elf? Ah, then again..."

I think I remember reading that in the letter Mr. Aka left me when we parted ways.

He lived with his parents in a dark elf village, where he worked as a guard.

"Oh~, yes ... he said that when he was younger, he lived in a dark elf village with his parents..."

"Eehh!??"

It was then. Larou'iph, who had been glaring at me for a long time, suddenly showed a weak expression, like a lost crying child.

"No way... No way..."

I was stunned at the same time. It was the same with Tre'ainar.

『...... Child. By no means, this one...』

「...... Ah... no way... I don't believe it!」

Even I can tell by the look on her face. This fellow......

"Hey, you... the ogre's name... what was it? No, you were with that ogre... when did you meet him?"

She asked with round, wary eyes.

I was confused and at a loss for words.

Then it happened.

"...... eh, the barrier warding off intruders has been discovered and brought down! The fiends are upon us!"

Suddenly, the chieftain raised his voice.

And at the same time, something like glass shattered.

There was a magical barrier that covered this village.

But the fact that it was destroyed means...

"Huh? Our sanctuary has been uncovered already!? It's too soon..."

"Women, children, and the elderly who can't fight, seek refuge indoors!"

"Curse it all! Quickly, ready your arms!"

"Dear, there is no choice but to face them!"

"Hah~...alas... indeed...... once more, must we defend all that we hold dear..."

This was no longer the time to say things like attacking from here or running away.

The only thing to do now was to fight now that they were in front of us.

"Tch, we'll talk later, Espie, Slayer, they're coming... don't let your guard down."

"Just me and Big brother will be enough. Slayer, you should stay in the back~"

"I won't let my guard down, but me and my brother will do it. Espie, you'll be a burden to us, so why don't you stay back?"

With the two little kids who were huffing full of motivation, we prepared ourselves. And at the same time, I activated the radar ...

"Here they come! There are... exactly 100 people! ...... from above!"

""Eehh!??""

My radar detected them. Among the mass of demons...... creeping up from beyond the forest surrounding the village, there was one who threw a large weapon at us.

"Whoa, something descends from up high!"

"Hii, do, dodge-"

A huge iron rod with sharp, stinging spikes.

Even in the Peach Boy picture book, the ogres had that weapon... a metal club!

"[Fluffy Catch]!"

But, Espie caught the weapon in mid-air with her ability without even touching it.

"Ironmake, [Shining Darkness Ogre Buster Blade]!"

Slayer knocked the metal club that was floating in the air with a huge sword.

"""""Oh, ooooooooooh~~~"""""

The series of moves was met with exclamations of admiration from the elves.

But at the same time...

"What's this, besa? My metal rod missed? What da ya mean~ besa?"

With the sound of loud footsteps, huge figures stepped into the entrance of the village.

"Well, I don know, Captain. Well, let's ravage em."

"Hey, don touch the elf virgins. They can sell for a high price."

"I know. Also, I don't care if ya kill men and old hags. But good-looking men can sell for a lot of money, so watch it."

"Geez, the humans are very particular about their orders... why do we, the strongest ogres, have ta accept the request of those naked monkeys?"

"Don't complain. It's the General's order. Besides, I've been told that we can do whatever we want with non-virgins, so let's have fun with the leftovers here."

Ah...... huge... full of muscles... but...... it's completely different...

"Th, they approach... the orges..."

"Huh, s, such a formidable force..."

"Mightier than the fire dragons... ku..."

"They are here..."

"Dear..."

It certainly looks like an ogre.

No, that might be the very ogres that everyone fears.

But......

"The eyes... their expressions... it's totally different."

It's completely different from the good friend I know... from Mr. Aka.

It's not like the expression that was kinder than anyone else... such distorted eyes... just looking at them makes me nauseous.

But, this was still the Demon King Army. Normally, I wouldn't want to get involved, meddle in anything, or intervene as much as possible, but ...

「Tre'ainar...」

『I leave it to you. Do as you please.』

There's no choice but to fight here...

"Eh... Aonii!"

"Hmm? ...... Hmm? That one over there...isn't that the young lady~Besa~! What are ya doing~ besa~?"

"Damn... it's embarrassing..."

"They caught ya!"

"Ah, ah... more importantly, Aonii! I need to talk to you! Your childhood friend—-"

At that moment, Larou'iph shouted at the blue ogre in the middle of the group, and the other party also noticed and stared in amazement.

"Oh, dark elf! Captain, is she Demon King Army... the ones with the sexy outfits? She's being held by something..."

"Hmm? Ah, aah... that's...... Larou'iph from the Amazoness Unit~ besa."

"Larou'iph? Ah, that ebony one! Yes, her... she's the daughter of the chief of the village where that cowardly idiot lived!"

The other ogres seemed to have noticed the presence of Larou'iph, but they also seemed to have noticed something else, and their hideous expressions showed an even more vulgar smile, and they burst into laughter.

"Ah, I know that one too! That's right, that shitty bastard... that's the village where that useless Aka came from, right?"

"............ Huh?"

...... What? Now...... What...... And so...

"Aka? Ah, that failure ogre, the cowardly idiot!"

"Oh, the worst cowardly ogre ever, the one who couldn't get with the mood!"

"No, no, he was useful, wasn't he? After all, he always let those who surrendered live ~. Playing around with the women he captured was a great way ta kill time. Well, don know why he cried afterward. Gehahahahaha!"

"Oh, and he's missing, isn't he? Well, even without that idiot, we wouldn't be in any trouble. He's an idiot with zero achievements."

And..... these guys... what were they talking about?

"Hmm..."

Why was Larou'iph angry? No, she is from Mr. Aka... I mean, does she know Mr. Aka? So, do they know him too?

"Stop it! He's gone! Don ever bring up the dead again! That's right, he's dead!"

"Eh~? Well, it doesn't matter, whether ya bring up that idiot or not."

And then Mr. Aka died... is that supposed to be the case? In other words, Mr. Aka was already part of the Demon King Army... no, not anymore... not like that!

"In fact, that scum irritated me so much that I could have just killed him with my own hands... Well, leaving aside the dead idiots, the elves now-"

Yes, for the time being, let's sort things out... no, we don't have to.

All I know is these guys...

"Come, ya forest worms! We're..."

"Koraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

"Huh—?"

"Great Demon Smash!!"

"Huh!?"

One of the pricks tried to shout something, but before I could hear it all, I found myself running out and smashing the guy's jaw with a smash.

"B, Big brother!?"

"Brother!?"

"Oh...?"

"Oh, he..."

"What? Human? What in the world?"

The feeling of shattering the bone remained in my left hand.

Now that I think about it, ever since I came to this era, I've tried my best not to get too involved in punches or anything like that.

When it came to Norja, no matter how many punches I threw against that huge figure, there was no response.

But now it's different.

These guys...

"The Demon King Army... is not an enemy, nor evil... so, even if I were human, I was not going to fight them aggressively... but, just to be clear, it's different this time."

My good friend... these guys were talking about him with such rotten eyes and mouths...

"All you bastards, come on! I'll take on all 100 of you at once!"